Beemerlad's M52 Chromie

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:16 pm

This is the whole reason you should have left it standard, if you didnt have more power you would need bigger brakes and if you didn't have bigger brakes you wouldnt have to get bigger/different rims and if you didnt need bigger rims you wouldn't have to buy mew tyres to go on the new rims

...and you could have used all the money you saved to buy a car that does what you want it to do streight out of the box and will do it all day long....

But like me your in too deep...

i could have bought a nice e46 M3 instead......

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:14 pm

appletree wrote:
i could have bought a nice e46 M3 instead......

How boring

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 9:22 pm

I know weres the fun in that...

I'd have nothing to spend all my hard earnd on for no return :lol:

Post Fri Apr 09, 2010 11:59 pm

if you did that, you'd have to consider depreciation too. i can't imagine owning a car that loses value over time!

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 12:41 am

I stick to cars that lose mass over time....

Post Sat Apr 10, 2010 1:52 am

rust is lighter than carbon fibre!

Post Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:00 pm

Today's efforts, the final stripdown. She's ready for the bone yard now. Thanks to Dan and Dezzy for getting stuck in. Helped me out no end, cheers lads.

She be bent capitain

Frag

Now on with the chromie once this has been dragged onto the scrap lorry

Post Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:23 pm

fragtastic!

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 9:43 am

That's one heluva mess on your drive!

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:06 pm

Thats a proper drive Dafs!
All it needs now is some oil stained council slabs to replace the gravel and a bit of a canopy from the house to fence once the plant things have been pulled out

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 1:33 pm

I've gone a bit homo since I had my drive re-done. I put boards down when working on the cars now

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 3:46 pm

Daf318is wrote:I've gone a bit homo since I had my drive re-done. I put boards down when working on the cars now

Now that is homo cant beat a bit of oil on the drive

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:59 pm

He has gone all pikey and had it tarmac'd town

Post Mon Apr 12, 2010 8:08 pm

DanThe wrote:He has gone all pikey and had it tarmac'd town

To be fair you saw the state of my first M50, so much fluid was coming out of that my drive had more holes than a sieve!

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:05 pm

Touring gets collected 9am Saturday morning.

Then the chromie will be ready for action. it's had the first mods already. Dan has modded the fuel tank loom thingymabob and Dezzy installed some M3 cloth front seats. Will be on the lookout for a dark check iS or M3 rear bench in due course.

Oh and my car has got "ink"

Nice eyes

Post Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:08 pm

Lee I feel as though I have let you down. For some strange reason I have stopped watching this thread.

Brakes are bang on as far as the rules!

The touring knew it was finished it didn't even fight!

Nice seats in the chromie btw. Another rule ticked.

Time for the fun stuff. Get these 24v chrome wepons finished!

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 10:37 am

She's gone

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:35 pm

F*cking hell, that is just SO Council!

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:42 pm

Finally, What did you end up getting for it?

Oh and I bet your neighbour with the Seat would have been a bit ****ed off if they saw your touring dangling over there car.

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:02 pm

Yeah, proper council action going on there.

I didn't get anything for it, just asked them to take the cooont away. Currently cleaning up the driveway a bit, preparing the operating theatre. There was still stuff on it I could have taken off to sell like rear clusters, bumper etc, but I just can't be arsed. Got too much scrap lying about as it is.

Going to have a giveaway with comfort seats and bonnet, front bumper etc etc. Just need the space

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:15 pm

Nice matey.

Is the chromie on axle stands yet mate.

Golf mot'd?

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 2:32 pm

So that's what your house looks like without snow all over it.

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:53 pm

Dezzy wrote:Nice matey.

Is the chromie on axle stands yet mate.

Golf mot'd?

Chromie is in position up near the garage, Golf has an MOT.

Been having a big tidy up outside to smarten it up a bit, so not got anything done really.

Might have a drive to the scrap yard tomorrow to get an E36 rack and then come back and get started.

Trouble is, I'm undecided where to start

I haven't got any springs, so can't fit suspension & brakes. So I may just get the lump pulled and then get the M52 in. But I may just pull the M10 snorter and do useful stuff like fit the servo and make up some new brake pipes and other stuff that is easier with the engine out.

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 6:58 pm

Sounds like a plan to me mate.

Rip the lump out and do the stuff that takes the time and get it ready for 24v rightness

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:22 pm

It smells fruity outside still, notice the fuel tank slowly weeping out the blocked off hose

The final Baja ride height shot

Final pea shooter shot

Looks a bit more tidy out front now

Post Sat Apr 17, 2010 7:29 pm

I should have stuck a clip round really but as I was the one on my arse drinkng the fuel I just wanted it out of my life. Tough at the top though mate.

Post Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:00 pm

Well work is underway. Wasted too much time today though. Got up late, went to the scrap yard to relieve and E36 of it's rack. Pulled a master cylinder off an Audi 100 (early A6 shape) believe it's a 25mm variety, but if not then it's only £3 wasted lol. As ever, I can't seem to go to scrap yard and just get what I was going for, always end up milling around looking at what shite there is there. Tried getting some E34 steering UJ's for Dezzy but just can't get the collar nut undone on the column, man they are tight.

Anway, after being sent on another mission to the supermarket, got home and got it in the air.

Webber fire breather

Then started getting everything undone/ disconnected etc. It's filthy under the bonnet, but with the donk removed, a good shower with some TFR and the jet wash and it'll look 100% better.

I took some more pics but they don't seem to have uploaded, so sod it.

Anyway, engine is unbolted, prop and gearbox mount undone, exhaust undone, heat sheild off, master cylinder off, wiring disconected, rad removed. Another 30 mins messing about and it'll be ready for the engine & box to come out.

Having spent a bit of time under the car, the underside is in good order. The damn fuel tank looks absolutely spanking mint, grrrrrr. Shame it's no use.

With a bit of daylight on a night time now, hopefully i'll have the donk out this week.

Post Sun Apr 18, 2010 9:07 pm

I wish I only had my chromie to consentrate on.

Good work today, cheers for trying today mate.

Looks good on them stands ready for multi valve rightness

Post Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:02 pm

Loads a progress!! Nice one!!

Post Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:09 pm

Look what brother Dezzy has just got back from the powdercoaters for me

really pleased with the finish. They are all tyred up now too. I'll be rolling on these to start with I reckon until I've sorted the mims out and got some 16" boots for them.

Post Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:11 pm

They are only 15's so won't look as cool as this, but you get the general idea

Post Tue Apr 20, 2010 9:13 pm

Shame they arnt 16" mate as they look the nuts. I lve that picture. It's like an advertising pic from 1987

Post Wed Apr 21, 2010 8:54 pm

Well here is this evening's efforts

Look at the reach on that bitch

Leaving a rather grubby engine bay

Gave it a quick shower with some TFR and then a quick lash with the pressure washer to take off the worst.

M10 is now residing on the floor

Post Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:01 pm

Now that does look good mate.

I wish I didn't need mine daily. Can't wait to get mine rapped. Well don't that man.

Post Wed Apr 21, 2010 9:03 pm

Has the sunshine gone to your head Lee?

Nice progress..